By Doyinsola Oladipo and Allison Lampert

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Unions for flight attendants and pilots working for Spirit Airlines are warning members of further pain during the budget carrier’s second bankruptcy in a year, as it steps up cost-cutting efforts, according to memos seen by Reuters.

The Florida-based ultra-low-cost airline filed for bankruptcy protection in August for the second time in a year after a previous restructuring did not resolve the carrier’s challenges, the company said.

“This bankruptcy will be much more difficult than the last one and we must be prepared to act to protect our interests,” the Association of Flight Attendants said in a Wednesday memo seen by Reuters.

That followed an earlier memo to aviators that said Spirit wants to cut $100 million in annual s

See Full Page